Improved clothes-drier



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Y CLOTHES DRIER.

Patente-d Mar. 7,- 1865.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

E. B. TAYLOR, OF NATICK, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPaoVi-:o CLOTHES-Dalen.

"To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, E. B. TAYLOR, of Natick, in the count-y of Middlesex and State of Mas- .sachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Glothes-Drier; and I'. do hereby declare that the following is a ful'l,`.clear, and

exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the artto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ot' this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side sectional view of my in.-

vention adjusted for use. :v x, Fig. 2, shows the line"o f section; Fig. 2, a plan or top view ot' the same; Fig. 3, a transverse section of saine taken in the line y y, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new and iniproved clothes-drier of that class designed to 'be applied to windows 5 vand itconsists in the employment or use of certain parts constructed and arranged in such a manner that the wet clothes may be very readily applied to the device and thelatter adjusted to the window, and

the clothes when dried readily taken in and Jhc device detached from the window with the greatest facility.

, A represents the window of adwelling or other building, and B is a rectangular frame constructedl with joints or hinges a* at its l center, to'admit of said frame being doubled or folded, so as notto monopolize much room when not in use, and said frame when unfolded and adjusted for use is kept in a distended state by means of bolts O. (Shown clearly in Figs. l and 2.) One end of the frame B has :a rope, D, attached to it with a loop, a, at its end, and the opposite end of the frame B has its cross-piece b projecting beyond the frame .at each side of it, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The rope D passes through holes `in the end of theframeB and extends along underneath it at each side, and is secured to the opposite end 3f the frame, as shown at c.

E E are two hooks, which are attached, one at each side ofthe window A, to receive the projecting' ends of the crosspieee b of the trame B, the loop a of the rope D being tted on a hook, A', over the window and retaining or holding the outer end ot' said frame, so that the latter will be in a horizontalposition. (See Fig. l.)

From the ,above description it will be seen that the frame B may be readily applied to and detached from the window.

B, substantially as described.

F represents a rectangular frame, which is also jointed or hinged at its center, as shown at d, to admit of it being folded when not in use. This frame F is provided with a journal, e, at each end, which journals are fitted in bars G G and allowed to turn freely therein,

'said bars being provided at each end with a hook, H. The frame F is also provided with longitudinal cords f, on which the clothes to be dried are hung.

The wet clothes areapplied to this frame F as follows: The hooks H H are titted in cords suspended from a ceiling or any elevated iixture and the clothes hung on the cords j'. The frame F is then turned, which causes the clothes to be wrapped snugly around it. The frame F is then Suspended to frame B by placing the hooks H at one end of the former on the rope D, under each side ofthe frame B, and the frame F is shoved along out of the window until it reaches the front part of B, when the hooks H at the rear part of F are fitted on the back part ofthe rope D, as shown in Fig. l. The frame F is then turned in the direction necessary to unwind the clothes, so that they may hang down from the cords f, in order to admit of a circulation of air between them, which causes them to be quickly dried. l

The whole arrangementis extremelysimple, and may be constructed at a small cost. 'lhe dried clothes are taken from the frame F by first turning the latter so as to wind them around F and then drawing the latter into or through the window. It' the frame F is not to be retilled or resupplied with clothes immediately, the frameB is alsotaken in and both frames, B F, folded and stowed awayfor future use.

I claim as new and desire to securarby Let` ters Patent- 1f. The fra-me B, provided with dempen, f

E. B. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

STEPHEN MOORE, A W. MUNN. 

